Thursday, May 13, 2021
BLUE HILL METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY
MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
ELEVATION 635 FEET, 10 MILES SSW OF BOSTON, MA
THURSDAY MAY 13, 2021
ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME
SUNRISE: 0425E
SUNSET: 1857E
WARMER WITH A LIGHT NORTHWESTERLY WIND
ATOP GREAT BLUE HILL….
Today we observed almost clear skies this morning
turning into partly cloudy skies as the day went on.
Visibility was great at 75 miles, and conditions
were dry considering the dew point was near freezing
despite temperatures in the mid 60’s. The humidity was
30% at the 1 P.M. observation. Some possible rainfall
was visible to the southwest at the 10 A.M. observation,
but there is some doubt as to whether or not it hit the
ground (due to how dry it was at the surface layer).
The average wind speed is around 10 mph from the northwest
with a gust of only 21 mph since 7 A.M.
The high so far today is 67F, this is a degree
above the normal high of 66F. The low since midnight
is 45F, which is 2 degrees below the daily normal low
of 47F.
PRELIMINARY STATS FOR APRIL 2021
TEMPERATURE, Deg. F
Avg. Max. 57.2 [+1.5]Avg. Min. 37.8 [+0.1]Mean 47.5 [+0.8]24-hour corrected mean: 47.0
Max. for month: 75F on the 10th
Min. for month: 23F on the 3rd
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
Total heating units: 519 [-32]Total for the season: 5341 [-694]Total for last season: 5521
PRECIPITATION, Inches
Total: 4.89 [+0.45]Greatest in 24 hrs: 2.45 ins. on the 15th-16th
SNOWFALL, Inches
Total: 3.6 [+0.6]Greatest in 24 hrs: 3.6 ins. on the 16th
WIND, mph
Avg. uncorrected wind speed: 12.1 mph
Avg. corrected wind speed: 12.5 mph
Prevailing wind direction: WNW [16%]Peak gust and direction: 58 WNW on the 30th
SUNSHINE:
Campbell-Stokes card minutes: 12444 minutes of a possible 23250 or 54%
Astronomical total minutes: 12904 minutes of a possible 24128 or 53%
Today’s Observations:
7 A.M.
Weather: Few cumulus and altocumulus
Temperature: 53F; Dew Point: 37F; Relative Humidity: 53%
Wind: NW at 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.19 in/Hg, steady, then rising
Visibility: 75 miles
6-hr Max temp: 53F
6-hr Min temp: 45F
24-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
24-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1155 CLR 75 222/53/37/3207/019/ FEW CU/AC ALQDS/
8/180 52008 10053 20045
10 A.M.
Weather: Broken cumulus and altocumulus, virga seen
SW-W
Temperature: 62F; Dew Point: 33F; Relative Humidity: 32%
Wind: NW @ 5 kts, light
Sea-level pressure: 30.18 in Hg; rising steadily
Visibility: 75 miles
3-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
3-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
BHO SA 1455 60 BKN 140 BKN 75 220/62/33/3205/018/ VIRGA
SW-W WND LGT/ 8/260 58002
1 P.M.
Weather: Scattered cumulus, broken altocumulus
Temperature: 64F, Dew point: 30F; Relative Humidity: 28%
Wind: WNW @ 7 kts
Sea-level pressure: 30.16 in Hg; falling unsteadily
Visibility: 75 miles
6-hr Max temp: 67F
6-hr Min temp: 53F
6-hr Precip: 0.00 ins.
6-hr Snow: 0.0 ins.
Snow Depth: 0 ins.
BHO SA 1755 50 SCT 110 BKN 75 212/64/30/3007/016/ 8/860
56008 10067 20053
SUMMARY FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021
TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
MAX…….65 NORMAL…..65
MIN…….41 NORMAL…..47
MEAN……53 NORMAL…..56
DEPARTURE FROM 30-YEAR (1981-2010) NORMAL……. -3
TOTAL DEPARTURE FOR THE MONTH……………….-22 [-2.0 DEGREES/DAY]
HEATING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JUL THRU JUN)
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY……………12 DEPARTURE…….+3
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………..149 DEPARTURE……+16
TOTAL HEATING UNITS FOR THE SEASON…………5490 DEPARTURE…..-677
TOTAL HEATING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE…….5683 DEPARTURE…..-193
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (SEASON JAN THRU DEC)
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR YESTERDAY…………… 0 DEPARTURE……. 0
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE MONTH…………… 0 DEPARTURE…….-3
TOTAL COOLING UNITS FOR THE SEASON………….. 0 DEPARTURE…….-5
TOTAL COOLING UNITS LAST SEASON TO DATE……… 2 DEPARTURE…….-2
PEAK WIND GUST (MPH):
420C/Official…………..28 NW @ 4:05 P.M.
AEROVANE (south tower)…..MISSING
ASOS…………………..28 WNW @ 6:12 A.M.
DAVIS #1……………….29 WNW @ 6:38 A.M.
DAVIS #2 (south tower)…..34 NW @ 4:03 P.M.
RMY……………………31 @ 6:37 A.M.
VECTOR…………………35 @ 4:05 P.M.
MERLIN…………………29
FASTEST MILE:
CONTACTING ANEMOMETER/OFFICIAL………………21 NW @ 4:06 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE ASOS AVERAGE……………….18 NW @ 4:12 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #1 AVERAGE……………21 NNW @ 4:05 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE DAVIS #2 AVERAGE……………24 NW @ 4:04 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE RMY AVERAGE………………..20 NNW @ 4:03 P.M.
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE VECTOR AVERAGE……………..20 @ 4:03 P.M.
AVERAGE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION:
CONTACTING/OFFICIAL…… 9.9 NW [238 total miles] ASOS………………… 9.6
DAVIS #1……………..10.3 NW
DAVIS #2……………..10.3 NW
RMY…………………. 9.5 NW
VECTOR……………….10.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES) THROUGH THIS MORNING (EST):
TOTAL PRECIPITATION 24 HRS ENDING 7 A.M…….0.00 DEPARTURE….-0.13
ASOS………….0.00
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH………….1.78 DEPARTURE….+0.31
ASOS………….1.73
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR………….16.84 DEPARTURE….-3.18
ASOS………..17.01
PRELIMINARY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY CALENDAR DAY DATA
DATE: MAX/MIN/MEAN/DEP/PRECIP/SNOW/SUN(MIN.)/SUN(%)/PEAK GUST/AERO/RMY GUST
AERO: Aerovane wind recording system gust
RMY: R.M. Young wind gust recording system
TSTM: Thunderstorm day (thunder heard some time during day)
….: Data not yet available, records not finalized
M: Missing data
05/01 62/38/50/-3/0.06/0.0/…/.. 31 WNW AERO 35 WNW RMY 40
05/02 76/48/62/+9/0.01/0.0/…/.. 41 SW AERO 41 SW RMY 46
05/03 67/48/58/+5/0.07/0.0/…/.. 21 E AERO 20 E RMY 20
05/04 50/44/47/-7/0.78/0.0/…/.. 36 NNE AERO 32 NNE RMY 37
05/05 48/44/46/-8/0.45/0.0/…/.. 18 ESE AERO 14 ESE RMY 17
05/06 64/45/55/+1/0.00/0.0/…/.. 33 NW AERO 38 NNW RMY 39
05/07 61/43/52/-3/0.00/0.0/…/.. 28 ESE AERO 22 ESE RMY 26
05/08 54/40/47/-8/0.00/0.0/…/.. 24 SSW AERO 23 SSW RMY 25
05/09 66/42/54/-1/T/0.0/…/.. 30 SW AERO 29 SW RMY 34
05/10 60/45/53/-2/0.39/0.0/…/.. 21 W AERO 20 W RMY 20
05/11 63/45/54/-2/0.00/0.0/…/.. 38 WNW AERO 41 WNW RMY 41
05/12 65/41/53/-3/0.00/0.0/…/.. 28 NW AERO M M RMY 31
05/13 The low since midnight is 45F, the daily normal low is 47F
DAILY EXTREMES
Temperature and precipitation records back to 1885, and
wind records back to 1940 (e = estimated)
RECORDS FOR MAY 13
HIGH 85F IN 1947
LOW 32F IN 2020
PRECIP 2.39 INCHES IN 2006
PEAK GUST 49 MPH NNW IN 1965
RECORDS FOR MAY 14
HIGH 85F IN 1961
LOW 33F IN 1895
PRECIP 1.93 INCHES IN 2006
PEAK GUST 53 MPH S IN 2009
TODAY’S REPORT PREPARED BY: Benjamin Turner
